Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC) operate at temperatures ranging from 600 to 700°C⁠; high temperatures allow to obtain low internal losses with large benefits in terms of generated electric power. A new geometry for small sized MCFCs is proposed in this paper. Cell thermofluidodynamic performance has been analyzed through a numerical code. Simulation results verified the suitability of the proposed cell design solutions. A stack consisting of three elementary units has been created in order to experimentally evaluate the proposed cell performance.

Keywords:
molten carbonate fuel cells, fuel cell power plants, power system simulation
Topics:
Geometry, Molten carbonate fuel cells, Temperature
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